LATEST UPDATE: Warrants have been issued for the arrest of Tyler Mark Broome, 24, of Westminster in connection with an early morning shootout near Walhalla that left a homeowner dead, according to the Oconee County Sheriff's Office,.

Broome faces charges of murder, possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime and entering a premises after warning, according to warrant documents provided by the Sheriff's Office.

An Oconee County homeowner died after exchanging gunfire with someone he confronted on his property in the middle of the night.

Robert Steven McDowell, 63, died Wednesday morning from complications of a gunshot wound, according to Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis.

The shooting happened around 3:35 a.m. at McDowell's home on Quarter Horse Trail near Walhalla.

McDowell had confronted a person, later identified as Broome, on his property.

"According to investigators, Broome shot McDowell as McDowell was holding Broome at gunpoint after McDowell discovered Broome on the property. McDowell returned fire and shot Broome," according to a Wednesday evening statement from the Oconee Sheriff's Office.

Both men were taken to Greenville Memorial Hospital for treatment. McDowell died about 6 a.m. Wednesday, the coroner said.

Broome had been served with a trespass notice from the same address on Quarter Horse Trail on June 21, 2017, according to a Sheriff's Office statement.